Did You Say 8-16 A very?

Are Ira and Jeneva Fyock standing in front of the 8-16 Avery at their home in Commodore, Pennsylvania.Amos B. Stauffer

This is a photo of the 8-16 Avery which is now owned by Amos B. Stauffer. Courtesy of Amos B. Stauffer, RD#3, Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522Amos B. Stauffer

R. D. 3, Ephrata, Pa. 17522

The article in Iron Man Album by Steve Davis of West Winfield,
New York finding an 8-16 Avery was somewhat different from my
experience.

Sometime in August a friend Mr. Robert Lefever asked me if he
should purchase an Avery for me, or did I have time to go with him
to a sale out in Indiana County to check into the possibility of
locating an Avery. After a bit of heckling I handed Bob a blank
check with my signature and instructions to pay according to its
condition if one was located. Upon his return I was congratulated
as being the owner of an 8-16 Avery, and was given instructions
when and where to pick it up.

This being the week of our R & T Threshermans reunion, plans
were made to pick it up at a later date. After getting in touch by
phone with Ira and Jeneva Fyock of RD 1 Commodore, Pennsylvania, my
wife and I made the trip a week later by truck and were given a
very hearty reception. Mr. and Mrs. Fyock insisted that we stay for
dinner. After the Avery had been loaded Ira showed us his beautiful
man size model Peerless traction engine.

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Hope to restore the 8-16 for our 1975 Rough and Tumble
Threshermans Reunion at Kinzer, Pennsylvania.